1935–36 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball team
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1935–36 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball | |
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KAIC Champions | |
National Olympic Playoff | |
Conference | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 26–4 (10–1 KIAC) |
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Home arena | Health & Physical Education Building |
The 1935–36 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1935-36 NCAA basketball season. The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and leading scorer Brad Mutchler.[1] The Hilltoppers won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, led NCAA in wins for the 3rd consecutive year,[2] and received an invitation to the National Olympic Playoff representing the South.[3] Mutchler, Max Reed, Elmo Meacham, and William “Red” McCrocklin were selected to the All-SIAA team. Mutchler, Reed, and Meacham were also named to the All-State team.[4]
Schedule[edit]
Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
1/6/1936* | at David Lipscomb | W 50–40 | 1–0 | Nashville, TN | |||||||
1/7/1936* | at Alabama State Teachers | W 45–41 | 2–0 | Montgomery, AL | |||||||
1/8/1936* | at South Georgia Teachers | W 44–26 | 3–0 | Statesboro, GA | |||||||
1/9/1936* | at Tampa | W 40–19 | 4–0 | Tampa, FL | |||||||
1/10/1936* | at Stetson | W 24–20 | 5–0 | DeLand, FL | |||||||
1/11/1936* | at Stetson | W 25–24 | 6–0 | DeLand, FL | |||||||
1/15/1936 | at Murray State | L 15–31 | 6–1 | Lovett Auditorium Murray, KY | |||||||
1/17/1936 | Union (KY) | W 44–32 | 7–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/18/1936 | at Louisville | W 31–25 | 8–1 | Belknap Gymnasium Louisville, KY | |||||||
1/25/1936 | Eastern Kentucky | W 46–30 | 9–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/28/1936* | Middle Tennessee | W 36–14 | 10–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/30/1936 | at Centre | W 38–31 | 11–1 | Danville, KY | |||||||
1/31/1936 | at Eastern Kentucky | W 61–23 | 12–1 | Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
2/1/1936 | at Union (KY) | W 52–35 | 13–1 | Barbourville, KY | |||||||
2/7/1936 | Louisville | W 34–25 | 14–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/8/1936* | at Tennessee Tech | W 42–25 | 15–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Cookeville, TN | |||||||
2/10/1936 | at Berea | W 40–23 | 16–1 | Berea, KY | |||||||
2/13/1936* | Louisiana College | W 31–21 | 17–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/15/1936 | Murray State | W 29–23 | 18–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/18/1936* | at Middle Tennessee | W 47–27 | 19–1 | Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
2/22/1936 | Centre | W 36–28 | 20–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/24/1936* | Tennessee Tech | W 48–21 | 21–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1936 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
2/28/1936 | Murray State KIAC Tournament | W 55–31 | 22–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/29/1936 | Morehead State KIAC Tournament Semifinal | W 74–36 | 23–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/29/1936 | Eastern Kentucky KIAC Tournament Final | W 34–22 | 24–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1936 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament | |||||||||||
3/7/1936 | vs. Stetson SIAA Tournament | W 50–36 | 25–1 | Jackson, MS | |||||||
3/9/1936 | vs. Louisiana Tech SIAA Tournament Semifinal | W 60–41 | 26–1 | Jackson, MS | |||||||
3/10/1936 | vs. Murray State SIAA Tournament Final | L 24–26 | 26–2 | Jackson, MS | |||||||
National Olympic Playoff | |||||||||||
3/26/1936* | vs. Arkansas South vs Southwest | L 36–43 | 26–3 | Little Rock, AR | |||||||
3/27/1936* | vs. Arkansas South vs Southwest | L 30–38 | 26–4 | Little Rock, AR | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References[edit]
- ^ Harrison, Lowell (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813116204.
- ^ E. A. Diddle CBB Records, Sports Reference, retrieved October 6, 2018
- ^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
- ^ Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.
- ^ Western Kentucky Men's Basketball Archive, retrieved 14 May 2020